Indochine

The RV Indochine was built in 2008. The Mekong river vessel is 51 metres long and has 24 cabins. CroisiEurope describes the ship as 11 metres wide, with two decks and capacity for 48 passengers and 23 crew members. The cabins are listed as 16 square metres each; the operator’s profile lists outside cabins.

Cabins and shared spaces

The operator describes the interior as featuring exotic woods in a colonial style. The restaurant is on the upper deck and has large windows. The lounge and bar are on the sun deck.

Listed route between Vietnam and Cambodia

The operator’s profile lists an area of operation from the Mekong Delta to Siem Reap. In Vietnam, the operator names Ho Chi Minh City, Mỹ Tho, Vĩnh Long and Châu Đốc as stops; in Cambodia, the list includes Phnom Penh and Kampong Chhnang. The Mekong cruise-area profile identifies the river as a link between Vietnam and Cambodia.

A CroisiEurope announcement from March 2014 named the historic route from Siem Reap to Saigon via Phnom Penh.

Charter and acquisition of CFM

CroisiEurope said it had chartered the RV Indochine from the Compagnie Fluviale du Mékong (CFM) since 2011. On 6 March 2014, the company announced its acquisition of CFM. CFM was founded in 2000; its first ship, the RV Toum Tiou, began operating on the Mekong in 2002. Its shallow draught made it possible to travel to remote villages along the Mekong. The brochure explains that three larger ships followed this success: Lan Diep, Indochine and Toum Tiou II. In 2014, CroisiEurope described the four CFM ships as a Mekong fleet with a colonial character. The Lan Diep, built in 2007, is 50 metres long and has 22 cabins. The 2008 Toum Tiou II and the 2002 Toum Tiou are each 38 metres long; they have 14 and 10 cabins, respectively. The history of Compagnie Fluviale du Mékong provides more information about this fleet and its operator.

The RV Indochine II, with 31 cabins and private balconies, was added in 2017. The profile of the RV Indochine II describes its facilities separately.